Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Rausch Diabas Riesling feinherb 2018 spätlese and a distinctly saline-mineral backbone

and a distinctly saline-mineral backbone – a long mineral finish with smoky mineral notes reminiscent of light tobacco

Le Gallais Braune Kupp Riesling Spätlese 2016 is a very delicate

and some mirabelle plum

fruit-driven finish

The basis for this wine are small

Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Rausch Diabas Riesling feinherb 2018 spätlese and a distinctly saline-mineral backboneForstmeister Geltz Zilliken Rausch Diabas Riesling feinherb 2018 was one of the first feinherb high end Rieslings of its kind! Zilliken's DIABAS comes 100% from the world famous Saarburger Rausch vineyard, specifically from a parcel with a very high proportion of the eponymous volcanic rock Diabas, also known as greenstone. The basis for this wine are small, fully ripe and highly aromatic Riesling grapes of GG quality, which in suitable vintages are